Bradley came out on top against Illinois State 83-77 in conference action on Tuesday, Jan. 29. Walt Lemon Jr. played brilliantly for the Braves and put up a career-high 27 points and five rebounds. Dyricus Simms-Edwards had 15 points and added six rebounds (5 Ast 4 Stl). For the Redbirds, John Wilkins finished with a team-high 16 points and six rebounds. Next up for Bradley (13-9, 5-5 The Valley) is 21st-ranked Creighton (18-3, 7-2 The Valley) on Saturday, Feb. 2 on the road.

Bradley Game Notes

Bradley started 13-9 during the 2008 and 2005 seasons (since 1996).

BU beat the spread by 10.5 points. That makes the 10th time this season the Braves have beaten the spread.

The Braves have won every game this season (5-0) after recording 30 or more field goals made.

Bradley has won 88 percent of the time this season (7-1) when its field goal percentage has been 46.9 percent or better.

BU has won every game this season (4-0) when opponents record 31 or fewer rebounds.

This season Bradley has won 100 percent of the time (7-0) when Tyshon Pickett has 15 points or more and 75 percent of the time (9-3) when Will Egolf has five rebounds or more.

The Braves set a season high for total points (83).

BU set season lows for blocks (zero) and three-point percentage (12.5).

This is the third win of the season where the Braves came back after being down at halftime.

This is the 11th game at home this season--BU has a 10.2 average scoring margin against opponents at home.

Walt Lemon Jr. recorded a team season high in points with 27 and field goals attempted with 16.

Walt Lemon Jr. accounted for 32.5 percent of the team's points.

Walt Lemon Jr. has led the team in scoring in 12 out of 22 games this season.

Jake Eastman has led the team in rebounding in four out of 22 games this season.

This marks the 12th 20-point game of Walt Lemon Jr.'s career.

Walt Lemon Jr. has five straight double-digit point games.

Walt Lemon Jr. had career highs with 27 points and nine field goals made.

Illinois State Game Notes

The top two scorers (John Wilkins and Jackie Carmichael) accounted for 41.5 percent of the points.

The top two rebounders (Tyler Brown and Jackie Carmichael) accounted for 48.3 percent of the rebounds.